Comments on: Iraqi Army, Sadr militia clash in Basra

By: Neocon News

Neocon News — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:48:15 +0000

Iraq News: Al-Sadr, Diplominex & more!…

(Via Jihad Watch) Our old friend Al-Sadr is gearing up to cause trouble again. I thought this guy was in a coma? Did anyone actually see him write the statement he sent out?
Najaf: Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr called on Iraqis to stage sit-ins and thr…

By: ThePrez

ThePrez — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:56:01 +0000

I`ll take a guess the Dems will use this as a “see, they can handle it, let`s bolt” moment.

By: TooTall

TooTall — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:13:33 +0000

Swinehound on March 25, 2008 at 12:36 PM

I agree with you. That’s why I said his “army”, not Al Sadr. Nothing more patetic than an “inept contemptible hack” without an army in the Middle East.

By: lexhamfox

lexhamfox — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:51:55 +0000

So Sadr asks his former followers to stand down and they don’t . Isn’t it obvious that he lacks effective control over ‘his’ militants and they now work under new management… .

Funny how this war is turning out. The Iranian leader lands in Iraq and gets the big welcome and makes a big public speech while US leaders visit secretly.

By: Swinehound

Swinehound — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:36:55 +0000

TooTall on March 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM

“If you kill ‘em… He won’t learn nothin’!”
Jim Carey as the Joker.

Sadr now is neither a martyr nor a leader. He has been revealed to be an inept contemptible hack for the iranian mullas. If we had taken him out, perceptions may be much different. As it is, he is nothing, which for megalomaniacs, is a fate worse than death. IM-ABH-O

By: MB4

MB4 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:27:07 +0000

This will test the Baghdad government’s control over the entirety of Iraq

The entirety of Iraq? Including Sunni and Kurdish territory?

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:11:06 +0000

What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach. So you get what we had here last week – which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. I don’t like it any more than you men. – The Captain (Cool Hand Luke)

By: American Power

American Power — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:36:36 +0000

Antiwar Left Ecstatic as Surge is Questioned…

“Why haven’t the Democrats declared victory in Iraq and suggested now is the time to go home? The answer is that they have become obsessed with fighting the last war – the last political war against George W. Bush…”…

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:24:36 +0000

Web Reconnaissance for 03/25/2008…

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By: TooTall

TooTall — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:00:07 +0000

We should have squashed Al Sadr’s “army” when we first went into Iraq. Instead we stood back and let the corrupt Iraq government try to make peace with him. They forgot it takes two to make a peace but only one to make a war.

By: The Opinionator

The Opinionator — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:32:27 +0000

The IA doing exactly what it should be doing, just the way we trained them to do it. Cool!

Next stop Tehran!

By: billhedrick

billhedrick — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:26:06 +0000

One of the problems the US had is that we didn’t take out Sadr 3 years ago

By: The Sundries Shack

The Sundries Shack — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:36:32 +0000

Undisguised Biased Headline of the Week…

You have to love the calm objectivity of McClatchy News Service headline: “Is ’success’ of U.S. surge in Iraq about to unravel?”
Now why on Earth would McClatchy, whose motto is “Truth to Power”, be wondering such a …

By: blankminde

blankminde — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:09:38 +0000

Sadr’s presence fit well into the old Iraq…not so much with this democracy business. He’s the guy that doesn’t realize that the party is over and you just want to clean up…he’s still on the couch drinking your beer while you start making a big fuss over cleaning. Ridiculous.

By: trailortrash

trailortrash — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:08:38 +0000

good on maliki :thumbsup:

By: faraway

faraway — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:56 +0000

I must have missed seeing this in the news where they have discussed the implications of leaving Iraq too soon.

By: Maquis

Maquis — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:41:20 +0000

Every time I see a picture of Sadr I for some reason see a bullseye on his forehead, and I think taking advantage of it is far overdue.

By: trubble

trubble — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:24:43 +0000

The Mahdi Army is neither led by the Mahdi nor an actual army. Discuss.

BohicaTwentyTwo on March 25, 2008 at 8:12 AM

True, but names are important in gang culture. Think of The Bloods or The Latin Kings. Mahdi Army is a decent gang name, and let’s face it, Mookie’s Kids sound like they need a telethon, not RPG’s.

Now the question is, are the Dems smart enough to take a positive outcome here, if and when one comes, and declare that the Iraqis can handle security for themselves and we need to get out immediately? One hopes they’re too busy destroying each other to take the time to destroy any progress in Iraq.

By: pmoshields

pmoshields — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:18:55 +0000

Some news outlets act as though this negates the surge, and shows Iraq on the brink of heightened hostilities.

so when the surge is working it doesnt matter because its still american troops, but when the IA is taking over it negates the surge /headexplode

so glad we have a media that can explain all this nonsense

By: BohicaTwentyTwo

BohicaTwentyTwo — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:12:53 +0000

I'm sorry all of this is making me a bit verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. The Mahdi Army is neither led by the Mahdi nor an actual army. Discuss.

By: Indy Conservative

Indy Conservative — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:10:37 +0000

Iraqi Army, Sadr militia clash in Basra

I thought the Brits handed Basra to the Iraqis after establishing peace, law and order there.

Nothing can be more perfect than a waving Queen.